Bulimba and Hawthorne Ferry Terminal plans on display
20 June, 2008
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CityCat commuters will get a preview of the new Bulimba Ferry Terminal that includes an undercover waiting area and new pontoon - when it goes on public display for the first time from Wednesday.
A new mooring facility at Hawthorne will also be on display - both projects are part of the major CityCat expansion over this term, growing 12 ferries to 19 and 15 stops to 17 by 2012.
Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said Bulimba operated at capacity at peak times and was the first terminal off the block for upgrade during her term.
"We want to increase the covered walkway and waiting area at Bulimba, to improve the facilities and increase the capacity for the growing commuters," she said.
"Bulimba is Brisbane's oldest terminal built in 1922, so its heritage-listing means there are considerable constraints for any planned work."
Cr Prentice said heritage approval with State Government was a lengthy process and this was the reason she had asked officers to begin the public display early.
"We will be working through some strict heritage requirements, such as maintaining views of the existing building and keeping in line with the architectural character," she said.
Hawthorne, the only other terminal built in the first half of the 20th century, is the site of a new mooring facility for four ferries off shore at Hardcastle Park.
"This is a good location, close to Hawthorne, Bulimba, New Farm and Apollo Road passenger stops and the Hawthorne refueling facility, that enables us to economise on fuel," Cr Prentice said.
Design concepts will display at Bulimba Library, Bulimba Ferry Terminal and Hawthorne Ferry Terminal between Wednesday June 25 and Friday July 11.
Project representatives will be available at Bulimba Library on Saturday June 28 from 11am-1pm and Wednesday July 2 from 5-7pm and also at Bulimba Ferry Terminal on Monday June 30 from 4-6pm and Friday July 4 from 7-9am.
Upgrade work on both projects is expected to commence in 2009 and be complete by 2012.